NAFD

Mar- 2023 -

17 March

New bill to return remote death registering in England and Wales

The government’s Data Protection and Digital Information bill has been published and it includes provision for deaths to be registered…

16 March

Trade Organisations

Heather Sandlin

Govt considers adding bereavement education to national curriculum

The NAFD’s campaign to add proactive teaching about loss and bereavement in schools has taken “another huge step forward” this…

Feb- 2023 -

10 February

Funeral Plans

Corina Duma

Bereavement Benefits to extend support to unmarried parents

Bereavement Benefits is expected to soon ensure cohabiting parents of dependent children who are not married or in a civil…

Jan- 2023 -

5 January

People

Corina Duma

NAFD appoints new chief executive

The Nation Association of Funeral Directors’ governing board has announced the appointment of Andrew Judd to be the association’s new…

Dec- 2022 -

1 December

People

Corina Duma

A.W. Lymn appoints new director

Midlands-based family funeral director A.W. Lymn has announced the appointment of the current company secretary Chloe Lymn Rose to the…

Nov- 2022 -

22 November

People

Heather Sandlin

NAFD Membership Committee appoints new chair

Yorkshire family funeral director James Schofield has been appointed as chair of the NAFD Membership Committee. Schofield, of family funeral…

21 November

Features

Lewis Catchpole

Has planning ever been more important?

Picture a future where cremation is the norm. Where limousines, coffins and burials are the exception to the rule. Emerging…

Sep- 2022 -

22 September

Charity

Jaskeet Briah

Charitable funeral donations see ‘strong’ post-pandemic growth

Online tribute and charitable donation services have seen “strong” post-pandemic growth, according to the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD).…

14 September

Current Affairs

Jaskeet Briah

Funerals to go ahead as planned on Monday 19 September, NAFD says

Many funerals will go ahead as planned on Monday 19 September, despite speculation that funerals will be cancelled due to…

Aug- 2022 -

18 August

Trade Organisations

Emily-Rose Payne

Neville Funerals introduces new standards for its frontline staff

Neville Funerals, an independent family company in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, has introduced new professional standards for its driver bearer…